Shelf-bracket.



H. T. AUBRY.

SHELF BRACKET.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV,.19,1913

1 1 08,543 Patented Aug-25, 1914.

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HARRY 'l. AUBRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SI-IE ICE-BRACKET.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914-.

Application filed November 19, 1913. Serial No. 801,844.

1 b all whom if; may concern Be it known that I, HARRY T. AUBRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the coi'inty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shelf-Brackets, of which the following; is a specification.

The bracket which is the subject-matter of the nz'esent application for patent is designed more particularly for supporting shelving, and the object of the invention is to provide a bracket which is adjustable to support the shelf boards in longitudinal alinement or at an angle. This object is attained by means of a bracket embodying certain novel features of construction to be hereinafter described and claimed.

Tn order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bracket. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one id of the bracket. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a plan view showing; the bracket member set to support the shelf boards in angular position.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the bracket is composed of two pivotally connected members 10 of triangular skeleton form to reduce the weight and cheapen the ccmstruction. The members are connected by a hinge pintle 11 which passes through matching knuckles 12 on the adjacent ends of the members. The length of the pintle is greater than the height of the bracket, and its upper end has a head 13 which is for a purpose to be presently described. The lower end of he pintle is threaded to re ceive a nut 1 1. The outer end of each bracket member 10, at the top thereof, has an upward projection 15 which is enlarged, laterally, at the top, as indicated at 16, and flattened to form a support for the shelf board 17, said enlargement having perforations 18 at its ends through which pass bolts or other fastening means 19 which secure the shelf board. The bracket is mounted on a post or other support 20, the latter carrying a plate 21 having; an outstanding lug 22 provided with a vertical aperture through which the lower end of the pintle 11 is passed. The nut 14 is screwed on the lower end of the pintle, against the bottom of the lug 22.

In use, the shelf boards 17 are placed on the flattened and enlarged top 16 of the projections 15, and secured by the bolts 19, the latter passing through the boards and the perforations l8, and being secured by nuts 23 screwed on said bolts against the bottom of the parts 16. The ends of the boards 17 meet and overlap in line with the pintle 11, and the latter is passed through the overlapping parts, the head 13 fitting down on top of one of the boards. The shelf boards are securely held in place by this fastening, and they may thus be secured in alinement or placed at an angle to each other. in the first-mentioned position, the two bracket members 10 are positioned in alinement, and in the second position, they are swung to eX- tend at an angle conforming to the angle it is desired to give the shelf boards.

I. claim:

1. A bracket composed of a pair of mem- 75.

bers having matching hinge-knuckles, and a pintle passing through said knuckles, the upper end of the pintle rising above the top of the members, said top being shaped to support a shelving through which the upper end of the pintle is adapted to pass.

2. A bracket composed of a pair of members having; matching; hinge-knuckles, and a pintle passing through said knuckles and projecting from the top and bottom of the members, the top of the members being shaped to support a shelving through which the upper end of the pintle is adapted to pass, and a support for the bracket members ha vino; an aperture through which the lower end of the pintle passes.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY T. AUBRY.

Witnesses S. J. LEHRER, H. G. BA'rcimLou.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

